He had me until #6 ("the most important reason"). Really, he could have just said "battery life" and I would have said "okay, that's a good point." But going on

He had me until #6 ("the most important reason"). Really, he could have just said "battery life" and I would have said "okay, that's a good point." But going on and on about cross-platform? Let the app store sort that out. I can guarantee you that the best flash is better than the worst native app, so the argument doesn't hold much water.